Getting a "BOOST" from Aperture

I hope this thread can give me some informed perspective on Aperture's 1.5.2's BOOST slider located in the "RAW Fine Tuning" pallet.
I've read a general description online which explains that Boost slider holds Apple created profiles which are based on specific camera model testing aimed at compensating for eccentricities of each specific RAW format.
What confuses me is what exactly BOOST is doing. Is it making changes that I could make myself (Exposure, Contrast, Levels)? Or does it have access to elements of the RAW file that I would not otherwise be able to manipulate?
Am I losing tonality by increasing Boost? I can see that my histogram is changing, but in general Boost doesn't seem to produce gaps. Still, I can see that the photo gets more contrasty which back in the days of Curves and Levels would generally mean reduced tonality.
I've seen on this board that many people set Boost to 50-80% and work from there; is there something specific people are basing these settings on? Any links to other online discussions would be much appreciated.
I think one thing that confuses me is that no Adobe Camera RAW plug-in I've used seems to have an equivalent to Boost. If I put all the settings of ACR down to No Adjustment, am I getting what I would get by turning Boost down to Zero? (I don't have a copy of CS2 to test this on myself.) Or am I needlessly making things too hard on myself turning Boost down to zero and correcting with all the other Aperture tools?
Please let me know what you think (and what you know for certain).
Thanks dudes!
14" G4 iBook, G4 eMac   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

Hi:
It's been a while since I've read up on this topic, but I do think I can give a basic explanation that should help you in this area.
The boost setting controls the CMOS/CCD sensor's linear response to light. You will notice that when you set your boost to 0.0, your image becomes very flat and greyish. However, when set to 1.0, your image will be more contrasty. So, in the end, it does control the contrast of the image. But, it does so in a manner that controls the linear response to light. If I recall correctly, a logarthmic scale comes into play with this.
This is also not an Apperture specific technical issue, but is general to all sensors.
But, it's been a long time since I've refreshed myself on this topic. Anyway, I do hope that this gives you some insight to your question.

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